Section: Sunday Times (South Africa)
Putin calls West’s bluff over Ukraine peace deal
Vladimir Putin has called Europe’s bluff over east Ukraine as Russia-backed separatists seize a strategic town in defiance of a ceasefire brokered by France and Germany. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Two civilians killed after start of Ukraine ceasefire
Two civilians were killed by rockets fired by rebels shortly after the start of a ceasefire in east Ukraine Sunday, a pro-Kiev official said, but most of the frontline had fallen silent. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Watch: Ukrainian MPs in vicious fist fight
Two members of the Ukrainian parliament, Yegor Sobolev of the “Samopomochi” party and Vadim Ivchenko from the “Fatherland” party, were involved in a physical altercation in the halls of the Ukrainian parliament. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Leaders agree to end fighting in eastern Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin said leaders had agreed on a deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Ukraine peace summit overshadowed by surge in fighting
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine were due to attend a peace summit on Wednesday, with Ukraine’s pro-Moscow separatists tightening the pressure on Kiev by launching some of the war’s worst fighting in an assault on a government garrison. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Peace talks pull Ukraine trigger
A rocket attack on Ukraine’s military headquarters in the war-torn east killed at least six civilians yesterday as violence intensified in the region ahead of a planned peace summit. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Ukraine town deserted and destroyed after rebel offensive
The town of Vuglegirsk sits deserted and littered with rubble after pro-Russian rebels advancing on nearby Debaltseve forced out Ukrainian soldiers during days of heavy fighting. …read more Source: The Sunday...
EU suspends sanctions pending four-way Ukraine peace summit
The EU has agreed to postpone the implementation of new individual sanctions against Russia to give time to see if a four-way Ukraine peace summit Wednesday makes progress, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said. …read more Source: The Sunday...
NATO commander: West shouldn’t rule out military option in Ukraine
The West should not rule out the military option in Ukraine, NATO’s top military commander said on Saturday, adding that he was referring to the possibility of helping Ukraine with weapons and equipment rather than sending in soldiers. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Fierce fighting rages for key Ukraine town
Battles raged between government forces and pro-Russian rebels for control of a strategic transport hub as the death toll mounted in east Ukraine following the collapse of ceasefire talks. …read more Source: The Sunday...
